Lin Qingzhu was stunned for a long time after listening to Xia Shang's poem. She didn't understand the meaning of the poem for a long time, and naturally she couldn't tell whether his poem was good or bad.
But looking at the way Xia Shang shook his head and chanted, he was full of confidence and looked extremely chic.
This kind of chicness is something that the young masters and talents around her have never experienced before. It is not their pretentious pride, but an indescribable feeling of confidence. It does not appear artificial or abrupt. Anyway, it just makes people look at it.
I feel comfortable, as if I don't have to worry about the quality of the poem when I look at other people's faces.
"That poem should be excellent, right?" Lin Qingzhu thought silently, and before she knew it, Xia Shang had returned to his seat downstairs.
After so long delay, the dishes are already cold.
Xia Shang and the Lin family ate something quickly and then returned to the Hanlin Academy.
During this period, Lin Yongshi also learned that Ke Xiaofeng invited Xia Shang to participate in the cultural conference between the two countries, and was also very surprised.
But it was only because of the personal invitation from the famous Ke Xiaofeng that I didn't doubt the truth of the matter. I was quite curious in my heart, thinking that with the personal invitation from Ke Xiaofeng, could Master Xia, who could make the dignitaries in the capital tremble with fear, still be able to do so?
Have good literary knowledge?
Lin Yongshi was too embarrassed to ask directly, so he just kept it in his heart.
When he arrived in the long study room of the Hanlin Academy and started revising the manuscripts, Lin Yongshi deliberately paid attention to Xia Shang.
The work of revising manuscripts is actually not difficult, but the key is very tedious and time-consuming. Lin Yongshi wanted to see what Xia Shang's literary foundation was like when Xia Shang was doing this work.
As a result, Lin Yongshi was greatly disappointed. Xia Shang was simply not good at this job and looked like an illiterate with no literary background at all.
In fact, this cannot be blamed on Xia and Shang. The knowledge base in Xia and Shang's memory is completely different from the knowledge base of this world recorded by the Hanlin Academy. Naturally, they do not know the historical allusions, famous quotes and so on of this era, so they revised the text of Xia Shang.
Shang is really not good, and he is not a careful person, so he did this seemingly simple job in a mess.
In the end, Lin Yongshi couldn't stand it anymore and asked Xia Shang to rest.
Xia Shang was naturally happy, holding a stool and warming himself by the brazier.
Lin Qingzhu's attitude towards Xia Shang was much gentler. He was not as confrontational as before. When he saw Xia Shang lazing around, he just muttered a few words in a low voice.
At this time, the new chief of the Hanlin Academy brought news about the poetry meeting between the two countries in three days. He said that the imperial court was also very concerned about this poetry meeting and asked the Hanlin Academy to make preparations and recommend one or two talents from within.
, as the staff of the scribes who represented the Chinese literary world that day, doing some behind-the-scenes work for them.
Lin Qingzhu was selected as one of the staff members of the Dahua delegation. This was to inform Lin Qingzhu to put down the work at hand and immediately go to the Donglin Residence near the Affinity Hall to gather.
The news came very quickly, but Lin Qingzhu had already expected it.
Although Lin Qingzhu does not belong to the Hanlin Academy, her father has stayed in the Hanlin Academy for many years. Lin Qingzhu's talent and reputation are very resounding in the Hanlin Academy. The old people have long regarded this young girl as one of their own. Moreover,
The Poetry Society is not a formal occasion to recommend talents, but a private gathering. It is appropriate to count Lin Qingzhu among the people of the Hanlin Academy.
Another reason is that the people in the Hanlin Academy are all old people, and there are too few young people.
Only Lin Qingzhu met the conditions.
The cultural exchanges between the two countries were private exchanges, and the participants were all young people. Although some old guys in the Hanlin Academy were very knowledgeable, they were obviously not suitable to come forward.
Today, news of the cultural meeting between the two countries has spread throughout the capital. The imperial court attaches great importance to this people-to-people exchange and immediately arranged for personnel to form a Dahua delegation.
Of course, the court can only assist from the side, such as arranging accommodation, food, inquiring about the other party's information, providing support for hardware facilities, etc.
In the end, everything has to be left to young people like Ke Xiaofeng who are very famous in the capital to take charge. There is a feeling that the court has no power to use.
The messenger said that this is the first time in decades that the two countries have made concerted efforts in the cultural conference. All the forces in the capital attach great importance to it and strive to let Dahua win, so they immediately arrange for personnel to send people to the capital who may represent Dahua.
All the scribes who went to war gathered together for three days of training.
Xia Shang did not expect the scale of the battle this time, and Lin Qingzhu immediately packed up and prepared to leave the city from the north gate after receiving the news.
Lin Qingzhu learned that Xia Shang was invited by Ke Xiaofeng to attend this cultural conference, so she called Xia Shang to join him.
The two of them cleaned up and left the Hanlin Academy half an hour later.
Just after leaving the Hanlin Academy, Che Jiao from the Ke family came.
In the sedan chair at the head, Ke Shuixiang poked her little head out: "My sister-in-law said, when the court shows up,
Organize everyone to go to Donglin Xiaoju and let you go there with us."
After saying that, Ke Xiaofeng also stuck out his head and said with a smile: "This happened unexpectedly, please get in the car first."
Xia Shang and Lin Qingzhu injured the Ke family's carriage along the way.
Xia Shang sat alone in a car without any communication. He just fell asleep for a short while. When he opened his eyes, he had already arrived at Donglin Xiaoju outside the city.
This Donglin Residence was a small garden sealed by the imperial court. Because the building was very luxurious, the imperial court was unwilling to destroy it, and it has been abandoned in the north of the capital.
Their group was the first group to arrive in the capital. Except for the maids and eunuchs from the palace who were helping to clean the yard, there was no scholar among them.
The people responsible for the reception were Xu Chang, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and Liu You, a director of the Ministry of Rites. These two officials were not high-ranking, but they were both invigilators for the coming spring.
With this level of status, when the Spring Festival is over, their official positions will definitely be mentioned on the Internet, and they can be regarded as destined people who are not among the few in the chaos in the capital.
The Ke family's carriage and horses arrived, and the two officials were very enthusiastic.
Everyone knows the name of Ke Xianzi, and she is the only woman who will definitely represent Dahua in this literary conference, so she cannot be ignored.
"Miss Ke, you are so resolute. Less than two hours after the news from the palace was heard, you were already here?"
"This cultural meeting between two countries is the first of its kind in history. The little girl is lucky enough to meet her. Naturally, she has to be more active. However, I troubled the two adults to put down their official duties and come to this remote place to do folklore.
worry."
"Miss Ke is serious. The cultural associations between the two countries are of great importance. It is a great honor for us to be able to serve you young talents. Come on, come on, please come in."
Liu You enthusiastically led Ke Xiaofeng inside, followed by Xia Shang and Lin Qingzhu, but Xu Chang stopped Xia Shang.
"It's okay for Miss Lin to go in, but this..."
"This is Mr. Xia invited by my daughter. He is proficient in poetry and can represent Dahua in the war against Japan."
Xu Chang was a little surprised and looked Xia Shang up and down.
Lin Qingzhu added: "Master Xu, even your own editors don't recognize you?"
"Edited by yourself?" Xu Chang was a little confused, and suddenly thought of something, "It's that person..."
Xu Chang's back was wet for a moment, and he quickly lowered his body and got out of the way.